Today’s Headlines

8:41 AM EDT on April 8, 2015

Bed-Stuy Community Board Is Not Thrilled About Plans to Improve Safety, Bus Service (DNA)
DCP Official on Parking Requirements: Staten Island "Needs Some Level of Car Use" (Advance)
Police Arrest Hit-and-Run Driver Who Critically Injured Teenage Bronx Cyclist (News, Gothamist)
It's Pothole-Filling Season (WNYC)
AMNY Looks at Streetscape and Greenway Projects That Will Make NYC More Livable
Observer Writer Gets a Drunk Uber Driver; Where Is TLC?
Vornado Looks at Public Plazas, Other Improvements Near Penn Station (WSJ)
City Planning Commission OKs Vanderbilt Avenue Tower, Plaza Next to Grand Central (CityLand)
NYT "Room for Debate" Looks at Private Investment in Transportation Infrastructure
Now You Can More Easily Tweet Complaints About NYPD Driving and Parking (News)

In spring 2017, Stephen wrote for Streetsblog USA, covering the livable streets movement and transportation policy developments around the nation. From August 2012 to October 2015, he was a reporter for Streetsblog NYC, covering livable streets and transportation issues in the city and the region. After joining Streetsblog, he covered the tail end of the Bloomberg administration and the launch of Citi Bike. Since then, he covered mayoral elections, the de Blasio administration's ongoing Vision Zero campaign, and New York City's ever-evolving street safety and livable streets movements.

Stay in touch

More from Streetsblog New York City

City Council

Not So Fast! We Rode NYC Ferry with Would-Be Council Speaker Amanda Farías

Council Member Julie Menin claims she has the votes to be the next Speaker, but Bronx Council Member Amanda Farías has shown a lot more interest in livable streets issues.

Dave Colon

November 28, 2025

Streetsblog USA Car Culture

Book Excerpt Special: Jonathan Lethem’s ‘Program’s Progress’

Class struggle. Infirm secondary superheroes. Suicidal sheep. It’s all in Jonathan Lethem's new collection of short stories, "A Different Kind of Tension." Here's one — featuring class struggle with cars!

November 28, 2025